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Cynthia Saghir

Has anyone ever asked Palestinians what they wanted?

Last week, Hamas, the ruling Islamic faction in Gaza, asked the Palestinian National Authority (PNA)’s President Mahmoud Abbas to resume...
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Beirut Today

Saudi Women Allowed To Drive But Still Have A Long Way To Go

Easing the long-standing driving restriction would benefit more than 7 million Saudi women of working age, a quarter of the country's population.
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Thalia Arawi

Open Letter To The Lebanese Government: Justice For Our Teachers

I graduated from high school after 15 years of schooling and learning from patient, dedicated, cultured individuals. This allowed me to move on and I am now a holder of two Phds and, I am told, I am making a difference in the world of medicine and healthcare. I hope...
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Alessa Flores Vela

A Twist of Shawarma in Mexico: One Taco de pastor, Please!

Mexican food produced outside Mexico differs exponentially  from what is actually consumed in Mexico. This is mainly due to the...
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Mira Tfaily

Gender and Intersectionality in Lebanese Public Transport

As women, we need to normalize our presence in this vital urban space, and we need to shift the terms of debate from fears over our safety to a shared commitment to our right to the city.
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Cynthia Saghir

Internalization of Arab Inferiority: Perceiving Ourselves through the Eyes of the Other

Encountering Westerners in Beirut is just as common as facing traffic in Ras Beirut. Within these encounters, conversations take place, and certain things are taken away from these conversations. A particular notion that sticks is the following: Western society and ideals are better than the Lebanese or Middle Eastern society....
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Hossein Cheaito

Lebanon’s Forcibly Disappeared: To Forget, We Must Remember

Lebanon was recently struck with the devastating loss of eight of its soldiers who were held captive by Islamic State...
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Alessa Flores Vela

How far is Mexico from Lebanon?

Despite the Lebanese constituting less than 5% of the foreign population in Mexico in the 1930s, they owned more than 50% of economic activities in the country.
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Rola Shayto

Doctors Should Play A Key Role in Cases of Domestic Violence

During my round in a hospital during a few months back, presented to the Emergency Department an old, obviously religious man, with a female wearing the “Nikab”. The old man, holding the female’s hand tightly, entered the minor surgery room that happened to be full of male interns and residents....
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Cynthia Saghir

On Political Correctness: Why Making Fun of Trump Is Not Enough

Disclaimer: This article is in no way justifying or supporting any of President Donald J. Trump’s actions and practices. A...
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Kareem Chehayeb

The Insult: A Lukewarm Attempt at Promoting Post-Civil War Reconciliation

Though Lebanon’s civil war ended in 1990, the issue of post-war reconciliation still exists; for starters, the sectarian and xenophobic...
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Lara Mekkawi

Rasheed: The Importance of Remembering Our Martyrs

It’s a rare occasion for my dad to invite me to the movies; to go to the movies at 10:30 a.m. has downright never happened. It’s a special occasion meant to unite the many in our hometown. A private screening of Saida’s own Samia Badih’s documentary, Rasheed (2017). This wasn’t...
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